West Virginia ZIP Codes

ZIP codes: 851
Cities & towns: 745
Counties: 55
Area codes: 2

How West Virginia ZIP codes are numbered

247xx–268xx

The first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for a region, so a West Virginia ZIP code can be placed geographically from its prefix alone. Each row names the city holding the most codes in that prefix.

West Virginia three-digit ZIP prefixes, the codes in each, and the city that holds the most of them.
Prefix	ZIP codes	Main area
247xx	19	Princeton
248xx	57	Anawalt
249xx	36	Alderson
250xx	52	Alloy
251xx	52	Handley
252xx	40	Advent
253xx	47	Charleston
254xx	29	Martinsburg
255xx	43	Alkol
256xx	47	Accoville
257xx	40	Huntington
258xx	48	Beckley
259xx	40	Charmco
260xx	24	Beech Bottom
261xx	38	Parkersburg
262xx	54	Adrian
263xx	33	Clarksburg
264xx	30	Meadowbrook
265xx	46	Morgantown
266xx	29	Belva
267xx	23	Augusta
268xx	24	Baker

Where West Virginia's communities sit

Each point is a West Virginia community with a published ZIP code list, plotted from its record coordinates. The outline is the convex envelope of those points — a footprint, not a boundary.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

West Virginia cities by ZIP code count

largest 25

Area codes serving West Virginia

Scope every ZIP code recorded in West Virginia. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. The map outline is a convex envelope of published places, not a state boundary.